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1st Division
Anfield | 26 December 1981 at15:00UK local time
Liverpool
1
-
3
Manchester City
Starting Lineup
(Average age 25.31)
1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Phil Neal
3
Mark Lawrenson
4
Phil Thompson
(c)
5
Ronnie Whelan
6
Alan Hansen
7
Kenny Dalglish
8
Sammy Lee
9
Ian Rush
10
Craig Johnston
11
Graeme Souness
Substitutes
12
Alan Kennedy
Goals
Ronnie Whelan
85′
Substitutions
Craig Johnston
replaced by
Alan Kennedy
74′
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 25.68)
Joe Corrigan
Ray Ranson
Bobby McDonald
Nicky Reid
Kevin Bond
Tommy Caton
Steve Kinsey
Kevin Reeves
Trevor Francis
Asa Hartford
Tommy Hutchison
Opposition goals
Asa Hartford
9
′
Kevin Bond
(pen)
75
′
Kevin Reeves
89
′
Notes
Thompson lost his captaincy to Graeme Souness following this defeat.
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Other details
Manager:
Bob Paisley
Opposition manager:
John Bond
Referee:
Richardson M
Attendance:
37,929
Half-time score:
0
-
1
Game number:
3605
League game number:
3093
Played towards Kop:
Second half
Liverpool league position:
12th
Manchester City league position:
4th
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29 Aug 1981 - Wolves 0-1 Liverpool
01 Sep 1981 - Liverpool 1-1 Middlesbrough
05 Sep 1981 - Liverpool 2-0 Arsenal
12 Sep 1981 - Ipswich Town 0-2 Liverpool
16 Sep 1981 - Oulu Palloseura 1-0 Liverpool
19 Sep 1981 - Liverpool 0-0 Aston Villa
22 Sep 1981 - Coventry City 2-1 Liverpool
26 Sep 1981 - West Ham United 1-1 Liverpool
30 Sep 1981 - Liverpool 7-0 Oulu Palloseura
03 Oct 1981 - Liverpool 2-2 Swansea City
07 Oct 1981 - Liverpool 5-0 Exeter City
10 Oct 1981 - Liverpool 3-0 Leeds United
17 Oct 1981 - Brighton & Hove Albion 3-3 Liverpool
21 Oct 1981 - AZ 67 Alkmaar 2-2 Liverpool
24 Oct 1981 - Liverpool 1-2 Manchester United
28 Oct 1981 - Exeter City 6-0 Liverpool
31 Oct 1981 - Sunderland 2-0 Liverpool
04 Nov 1981 - Liverpool 3-2 AZ 67 Alkmaar
07 Nov 1981 - Liverpool 3-1 Everton
10 Nov 1981 - Liverpool 4-1 Middlesbrough
21 Nov 1981 - West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Liverpool
28 Nov 1981 - Liverpool 0-1 Southampton
01 Dec 1981 - Arsenal 0-0 Liverpool
05 Dec 1981 - Nottingham Forest 2-0 Liverpool
08 Dec 1981 - Liverpool 3-0 Arsenal
13 Dec 1981 - Liverpool 0-3 Flamengo
26 Dec 1981 - Liverpool 1-3 Manchester City
02 Jan 1982 - Swansea City 4-0 Liverpool
05 Jan 1982 - Liverpool 3-0 West Ham United
12 Jan 1982 - Liverpool 0-0 Barnsley
16 Jan 1982 - Liverpool 2-1 Wolves
19 Jan 1982 - Barnsley 3-1 Liverpool
23 Jan 1982 - Sunderland 3-0 Liverpool
26 Jan 1982 - Notts County 4-0 Liverpool
30 Jan 1982 - Aston Villa 3-0 Liverpool
02 Feb 1982 - Ipswich Town 2-0 Liverpool
06 Feb 1982 - Liverpool 4-0 Ipswich Town
09 Feb 1982 - Liverpool 2-2 Ipswich Town
13 Feb 1982 - Chelsea 0-2 Liverpool
16 Feb 1982 - Swansea City 0-2 Liverpool
20 Feb 1982 - Liverpool 4-0 Coventry City
27 Feb 1982 - Leeds United 2-0 Liverpool
03 Mar 1982 - Liverpool 1-0 CSKA Sofia
06 Mar 1982 - Liverpool 0-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
09 Mar 1982 - Stoke City 5-1 Liverpool
13 Mar 1982 - Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur
17 Mar 1982 - CSKA Sofia 0-2 Liverpool
20 Mar 1982 - Liverpool 1-0 Sunderland
27 Mar 1982 - Everton 3-1 Liverpool
30 Mar 1982 - Liverpool 3-1 Birmingham City
02 Apr 1982 - Liverpool 1-0 Notts County
07 Apr 1982 - Manchester United 1-0 Liverpool
10 Apr 1982 - Manchester City 5-0 Liverpool
13 Apr 1982 - Liverpool 2-0 Stoke City
17 Apr 1982 - Liverpool 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
24 Apr 1982 - Southampton 3-2 Liverpool
01 May 1982 - Liverpool 2-0 Nottingham Forest
03 May 1982 - Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 Liverpool
08 May 1982 - Birmingham City 1-0 Liverpool
11 May 1982 - Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool
15 May 1982 - Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur
18 May 1982 - Middlesbrough 0-0 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Swansea C
19
10
3
6
30
28
+2
33
2
Man Utd
18
9
5
4
28
15
+13
32
3
Ipswich T
16
10
2
4
28
19
+9
32
4
Man City
19
9
4
6
27
21
+6
31
5
Southampton
18
9
3
6
32
27
+5
30
6
Tottenham H
17
9
2
6
26
19
+7
29
7
Nottm Forest
18
8
5
5
23
23
+0
29
8
Brighton & HA
18
6
9
3
24
18
+6
27
9
Arsenal
16
8
3
5
15
12
+3
27
10
West Ham U
16
6
8
2
33
22
+11
26
11
Everton
18
7
4
7
24
23
+1
25
12
Liverpool
17
6
6
5
24
19
+5
24
13
West Brom
18
6
6
6
23
19
+4
24
14
Coventry C
19
6
4
9
27
29
-2
22
15
Stoke C
18
6
2
10
23
28
-5
20
16
Leeds U
18
5
5
8
18
32
-14
20
17
Aston Villa
18
4
7
7
22
23
-1
19
18
Wolves
17
5
4
8
11
23
-12
19
19
Birmingham C
16
4
6
6
23
23
+0
18
20
Notts Co
17
4
5
8
24
31
-7
17
21
Sunderland
19
3
5
11
16
33
-17
14
22
Middlesbrough
18
2
6
10
16
30
-14
12
